re: Best food in Dallas

Go to adair's in deep Ellum for a beer and some live music and order their burger--underrated. It's a huge, thick patty, served with a grilled jalapeño on the side.

The baby back shack is in south Dallas and it's an unknown and cheap place for bbq.

Maple and motor is an old gas station turned into burger place. Decent.

Tillman's roadhouse is a good spot in oak cliff--they do a chicken fried ribeye that they call chicken fried steak. Trio of fries for an appetizer with homemade ketchup. For dessert they do table side smores--bring out a little fire pit for the table top.

I'm a fan of the rooftop and live piano/music at terilli's on lower Greenville. Decent Italian for a good price--

Pecan lodge of course

Tons of great places. Enjoy!